Free version of FRAPS for video capture and screenshots, shows frames per second:[url:12jt4piv]http://www.fraps.com/download.php[/url:12jt4piv]Outputs in avi files that are quite large. Best to convert to quicktime or upload to video hosting.

[quote="100% human":2pyv99jv]For general use, I'd recommend Screen VidShot. It captures desktop and records sounds.For gaming, most people use Fraps, but the output files it creates are really huge [/quote:2pyv99jv]

It creates them uncompressed for maximum quality, but you can easily use Virtual Dub (which is also free) to compress the videos to your favourite format and resolution, including DivX.